The current climate is presenting unprecedented challenges in the U.S. food industry, where we are witnessing high-profile pathogen outbreaks and recalls, coupled with the dawn of a new administration in the U.S., and an evolving legal and regulatory landscape. The implications of this have created a tidal wave of uncertainty and fear of escalating risk and costs for stakeholders, today and beyond. Despite these challenges, there are several examples of risk-reducing “wins” the food industry has achieved and is continuing to employ, especially in the field of data-led advances. While the food industry has been lagging other industries when it comes to adopting technology to address risk, several forward-thinking food companies are increasingly leveraging the power of their data in new ways. This workshop will provide: • A brief review of the learnings from recent critical events, as well as ‘watchouts’ and other risk considerations. • Examples of how data use, management, analytics and workflow automation technologies are being applied to food safety programs, resulting in increased preventative outcomes for mitigating risk. • An interactive experience that will reveal new thinking about risk mitigation that involves ALL stakeholders, including your insurance underwriters and brokers who provide recall and other liability policies. • A hands-on risk assessment and risk prioritization session, featuring an interactive and fun approach to seeing risk through a variety of lenses. Through this experience, attendees will collaborate on new ideas and concepts that can be put to use right away when returning to their respective companies, such as: o Understanding how different stakeholders perceive risk, and how to leverage this thinking to gain increased preventative capabilities. o The Four Risk Categories, and how leadership, insurance providers, customers and consumers perceive and prioritize risk differently than food safety practitioners. o How to build a quantitative business case for your C-Suite and tie food safety risk mitigation to tangible net-positive business and economic outcomes. o How insurers and food suppliers are collaborating to support the advancement of improved risk management through advanced testing and data analytics. The facilitators will use real-world examples to illustrate how advanced testing methods, data analytics, and workflow automation technologies are being applied to mitigate many forms of risk, and why insurers are increasingly becoming involved in advancing these capabilities.